News Release
VETS News Release: [07/01/2005]
Contact Name:
Dirk Fillpot
or Mike Biddle
Phone Number: 202-693-4676 or x5051
Release Number: 05-1101-NAT
WASHINGTONMore than 20,000 veterans will receive the training they need to find good jobs thanks to 95 grants totaling $25.9 million, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today. The grants were awarded under the Department of Labor's Veterans' Workforce Investment Program (VWIP) and the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP). These grants are in addition to other programs that the Department of Labor offers to help veterans successfully transition into the workforce, including the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which protects the jobs and benefits of servicemen and women returning to civilian life.
“In addition to the job protections offered by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, we need to do all we can to help America's veterans after they answer our country's call, often at great personal sacrifice,Esaid Secretary Chao. “These grants will help more than 20,000 veterans access the training and services they need to get good-paying jobs and build a better life for themselves and their families.E/p>
Funds are awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community organizations, which have familiarity with the area and population to be served and can administer an effective program.
The VWIP grants help veterans from targeted groups overcome employment barriers and ease their transition into unsubsidized jobs. Through these programs, veterans receive skills assessment, individual job counseling, labor market information, classroom or on-the-job training, skills upgrading and retraining, placement assistance and crucial follow-up services. The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) expects the VWIP grants to provide training for 5,500 veterans, resulting in 3,200 finding jobs. Veterans receiving assistance under these programs may also be eligible for services under other Workforce Investment Act programs for economically disadvantaged or dislocated workers.
To help homeless veterans, 69 current programs have received second and third-year funding in the amount of $16.6 million. Nine new grantees have been awarded $2.1 million. HVRP expedites reintegration into the labor force of homeless veterans with barriers to employment. The grants provide homeless veterans with occupational, classroom, and on-the-job training, job search help and job placement assistance, including crucial follow-up. VETS expects more than 9,000 homeless veterans to enter employment as a result of these grants.
Grantees under both programs network and coordinate their efforts with various other local, state, and federal social-service providers. HVRP has been recognized as an extraordinarily efficient program and is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on employment of veterans who are homeless.
More information on the Department of Labor's unemployment and re-employment programs can be found at www.dol.gov.
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Grants:
State |
City |
Grantee Name |
Award |
Grant Year |
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AL |
Birmingham |
Aletheia House |
$250,000 |
3rd |
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AZ |
Tucson |
Pima County |
$200,000 |
3rd |
||||
AZ |
Phoenix |
United States Veterans Initiative, Inc. - Phoenix |
$300,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
San Diego |
Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc. |
$299,968 |
1st |
||||
CA |
Sunnyvale |
City of Sunnyvale |
$275,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
San Diego |
Mental Health Systems |
$298,094 |
3rd |
||||
CA |
Los Angeles |
New Directions, Inc. |
$229,694 |
3rd |
||||
CA |
Escondido |
North County Interfaith Council |
$155,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
Los Angeles |
P.A.T.H. |
$102,000 |
3rd |
||||
CA |
Los Angeles |
The Salvation Army - Los Angeles |
$160,000 |
3rd |
||||
CA |
San Francisco |
Swords to Plowshares |
$300,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
Los Angeles |
The Salvation Army - Los Angeles |
$300,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
Inglewood |
U.S. Vets Initiative - Inglewood |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
CA |
Sacramento |
Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc. |
$255,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
Santa Rosa |
Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc. |
$150,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
San Diego |
Vietnam Veterans of San Diego, Inc. |
$230,000 |
2nd |
||||
CA |
San Diego |
Vietnam Vets of North San Diego |
$250,000 |
3rd |
||||
CA |
Los Angeles |
Volunteers of America - Los Angeles |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
CO |
Denver |
City and County of Denver |
$238,723 |
3rd |
||||
CT |
Bridgeport |
The WorkPlace, Inc. |
$299,880 |
3rd |
||||
DC |
Washington |
All Faith Consortium |
$299,799 |
3rd |
||||
DC |
Washington |
Peoples Involvement Corp. |
$294,060 |
3rd |
||||
FL |
Tampa |
Volunteers of America - Florida (Broward County) |
$300,000 |
1st |
||||
FL |
Tampa |
Volunteers of America - Florida (Jacksonville) |
$150,000 |
3rd |
||||
HI |
Honolulu |
Network Enterprises, Inc. |
$265,000 |
2nd |
||||
HI |
Kapolei |
United States Veterans Initiative - Hawaii |
$200,000 |
2nd |
||||
IA |
Des Moines |
Churches United Inc. of Greater Des Moines |
$177,300 |
3rd |
||||
IL |
Chicago |
The Inner Voice |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
IN |
Indianapolis |
Healthnet, Inc. |
$278,294 |
3rd |
||||
IN |
Indianapolis |
Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. |
$254,012 |
1st |
||||
KY |
Cincinnati |
Ohio Valley Goodwill - Kentucky |
$295,138 |
3rd |
||||
KY |
Louisville |
Volunteers of America Kentucky, Inc. |
$200,000 |
2nd |
||||
LA |
Hammond |
Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. |
$250,000 |
2nd |
||||
MA |
Worcester |
Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. (1st District) |
$122,169 |
2nd |
||||
MA |
Worcester |
Massachusetts Veterans, Inc.(2nd, 3rd ,& 5th District) |
$207,000 |
1st |
||||
MA |
Boston |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
$200,000 |
2nd |
||||
MA |
Leeds |
United Veterans of America, Inc. |
$220,000 |
2nd |
||||
MA |
Boston |
Vietnam Veterans Workshop |
$168,761 |
3rd |
||||
MD |
Baltimore |
Associated Catholic Charities |
$198,987 |
1st |
||||
MD |
Baltimore |
Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training |
$248,364 |
2nd |
||||
MD |
Frederick |
Way Station, Inc. |
$299,640 |
3rd |
||||
ME |
Augusta |
Main Dept of Labor, Bureau of Employment Srvs |
$199,777 |
2nd |
||||
MI |
Detroit |
Michigan Veterans Foundation |
$264,372 |
2nd |
||||
MN |
Minneapolis |
MN Assistance Council for Veterans |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
MO |
St. Louis |
City of St. Louis |
$295,000 |
3rd |
||||
MO |
St. Louis |
St. Partrick Center |
$293,100 |
2nd |
||||
NC |
Asheville |
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry |
$198,200 |
2nd |
||||
NV |
Las Vegas |
United States Veterans Initiative - Las Vegas |
$170,000 |
1st |
||||
NY |
Brooklyn |
Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc. |
$295,350 |
2nd |
||||
NY |
Buffalo |
Goodwill Industries of Western New York |
$194,340 |
3rd |
||||
NY |
New York |
The Salvation Army - NYC Borden Avenue |
$284,943 |
1st |
||||
NY |
Rochester |
The Salvation Army - Rochester |
$163,437 |
3rd |
||||
NY |
Ballston Spa |
The Saratoga County Rural Preservation |
$115,750 |
2nd |
||||
NY |
Bayshore |
United Veterans Beacon House, Inc. |
$108,800 |
2nd |
||||
NY |
Rochester |
Veterans Outreach Center |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
NY |
Buffalo |
Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition |
$162,475 |
3rd |
||||
OH |
Cincinnati |
Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehab Cntr, Inc. |
$299,440 |
2nd |
||||
OH |
Columbus |
Volunteers of America of Central Ohio |
$266,136 |
3rd |
||||
OH |
Cleveland |
Volunteers of America N.E & N.Central Ohio |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
OH |
Columbus |
Volunteers of America of Central Ohio (Dayton) |
$298,512 |
2nd |
||||
OK |
Tulsa |
Tulsa Area Workforce Investment Board |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
OR |
Portland |
Central City Concern |
$298,440 |
2nd |
||||
PA |
Philadelphia |
Impact Services Corporation |
$250,000 |
3rd |
||||
PA |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia Vets Multi-Service & Education Center |
$250,000 |
3rd |
||||
PA |
Pittsburgh |
Vietnam Vets Leadership Program of W. PA, Inc. |
$291,918 |
3rd |
||||
SC |
N. Charleston |
Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina |
$172,280 |
3rd |
||||
SC |
Columbia |
South Carolina Employment Security Commission |
$200,000 |
3rd |
||||
TN |
Nashville |
Operation Stand Down |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
TN |
Louisville |
Volunteers of America of KY & TN, Inc. |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
TX |
San Antonio |
American GI Forum - San Antonio |
$300,000 |
2nd |
||||
TX |
San Antonio |
American GI Forum - Houston |
$250,000 |
2nd |
||||
TX |
Houston |
Goodwill Industries of Houston |
$299,010 |
1st |
||||
WA |
Everett |
Snohomish Co.Workforce Dev.Council |
$175,000 |
3rd |
||||
WA |
Olympia |
Washington Dept of Veterans Affairs (Female Vets) |
$149,999 |
1st |
||||
WA |
Olympia |
Washington Department of Veterans Affairs |
$300,000 |
3rd |
||||
WI |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee County Veterans Service Organization |
$250,000 |
3rd |
||||
WI |
Fredonia |
Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc. |
$137,166 |
2nd |
||||
WV |
Louisville |
Volunteers of America Kentucky/West Virginia |
$200,000 |
2nd |
||||
|
|
Total |
= | $18,755,328 |
|
Veterans' Workforce Investment Program Grants:
State |
City |
Grant Award |
Grant Recipient |
|||
CA |
Inglewood |
$500,000 |
United States Veterans Initiative |
|||
FL |
Clearwater |
$642,000 |
WorkNet Pinellas, Inc. |
|||
IN |
Indianapolis |
$200,000 |
Indiana Department of Workforce Development |
|||
LA |
Hammond |
$750,000 |
Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. |
|||
MA |
Worcester |
$107,500 |
The City of Worcester |
|||
MA |
Worcester |
$150,486 |
Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. |
|||
MA |
Boston |
$230,308 |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Outreach) |
|||
MD |
Frederick |
$463,146 |
Way Station, Inc. |
|||
ME |
Augusta |
$750,000 |
Maine Dept. of Labor |
|||
NV |
Las Vegas |
$250,000 |
United States Veterans Initiative |
|||
NY |
Bath |
$170,450 |
Pro Action of Steuben and Yates, Inc. |
|||
OH |
St. Clairsville |
$144,500 |
Community Action Commission of Belmont County, Inc. |
|||
OR |
Oregon City |
$311,312 |
Community Solutions for Clackamas County (Outreach) |
|||
PA |
Harrisburg |
$749,374 |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
|||
TN |
Clarksville |
$750,000 |
Workforce Essentials, Inc. |
|||
TX |
San Antonio |
$750,000 |
American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc. |
|||
WY |
Casper |
$347,800 |
Wyoming Contractors Association |
|||
|
Total |
= | $7,266,876 |
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